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41. Graceful shutdown and signal handling
Handle SIGINT/SIGTERM to close server and release resources gracefully during shutdown.
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Graceful shutdown and signal handling
Catching termination signals to close servers and cleanup resources before a Node.js process exits.
"I don't want my users to get errors and my database to be left in a bad state when I stop the server."
Graceful shutdown means listening for OS signals like SIGINT/SIGTERM and then closing servers, finishing in-flight work, and releasing resources before exiting. It avoids dropped requests, corrupted data, and resource leaks.
"I don't want my users to get errors and my database to be left in a bad state when I stop the server."
Graceful shutdown means listening for OS signals like SIGINT/SIGTERM and then closing servers, finishing in-flight work, and releasing resources before exiting. It avoids dropped requests, corrupted data, and resource leaks.